Volume 13, Number 2—February 2007
Research
Deaths from Cysticercosis, United States
Frank J. Sorvillo*†
, Christopher DeGiorgio*, and Stephen H. Waterman‡
, Christopher DeGiorgio*, and Stephen H. Waterman‡Table 3
Selected characteristics of US-born and foreign-born persons with fatal cysticercosis, United States, 1990–2002
| Characteristic | US-born n = 33 no. (%) | Foreign-born n = 187 no. (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 22 (66.7) | 114 (61.0) | 0.53 |
| Female | 11 (33.3) | 73 (39.0) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 12 (36.4) | 3 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Latino | 17 (51.5) | 169 (90.4) | |
| Black | 3 (9.1) | 10 (5.4) | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 (0) | 5 (2.7) | |
| Native American | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Mean age, range | 50.1, 2–88 | 38.7, 7–86 | <0.01 |
| Education, y | |||
| <12 | 12 (36.4) | 123 (65.8) | <0.001 |
| 12 | 10 (30.3) | 33 (17.7) | |
| >12 | 8 (24.2) | 17 (9.1) | |
| Unknown | 3 (9.1) | 14 (7.5) |
